Toll free number for weather information
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: Dial 1800 180 1717 and one can have weather information about over 200 cities in the country, including 24 cities and towns in Tamil Nadu. Apart from all the municipal corporations if the State, towns such as Cuddalore and Kanyakumari are covered. Details regarding maximum temperature, minimum temperature and rainfall can be obtained. The information can be had in three languages - English, Tamil and Hindi. After opting for the language, one can dial '1' for local weather. If one dials '2' for other cities, there will be a beep tone, and the STD code of the city about which information is sought has to be entered. A communication from S.R. Ramanan, Director in the Office of the Deputy Director General of Meteorology, stated that the Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, was running an interactive voice response system for the last few years. The public could access the information by dialling the toll free number. Source: "The Hindu", date: 19-09-2008 Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm September 21 &22!! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
